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Strategies & Market Trends : The coming US dollar crisis -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: CBurnett who wrote (12993)	10/12/2008 7:26:23 AM
From: Real Man	Respond to of 71456

That was a notional amount, I have not heard anything about 26 T.

To: CBurnett who wrote (12993)	10/12/2008 11:18:43 AM
From: Real Man	3 Recommendations Read Replies (7) \| Respond to of 71456

I'll venture a nasty scenario out: Since the PPT is now officially taken out by Mr. Derivative Melt, we could see a) Markets closed for the expiration week, at least, winning puts cancelled b) Once they reopen - a T-bond crash and USD crisis. c) A scary thought: Bush announces national emergency and cancels the elections (he got the power) d) US of A becomes officially a totalitarian fascist country. Hope none of these come to pass, but I give (a) a reasonably high probability. (b) is quite likely soon as well. As for (c) and (d), well, if that happens, I am gone...